Samsung UE46ES6540 Pro Reviews

The Samsung UE46ES6540 looks like a beefed up version of the ES7000 with a slightly chunkier bezel but it still fits in to the ‘sleek ‘n’ chic’ category. Control is provided by an equally sleek remote that sits comfortably in the hand thanks to the recess for the index figure to the rear. The menu systems that the remote helps slide around are reasonably well planned, if a little convoluted, but their general presentation is typically excellent. So packed are the Samsung TVs with features, we decided to write a separate review entirely devoted to them - you can find it here. The out-of-the-box Movie mode provided very accurate pictures even before we’d set about the calibration, and afterwards the graphs were a picture of perfection thanks to the comprehensive and excellent controls on board. The ES6540 showed some different processing characteristics to those we’ve seen on other 2012 Samsung LED TVs and the ability to pick up on the 2:2 film cadence was a plus, even if the slightly inferior standard definition scaling detracted somewhat.

Samsung’s best mid-range TV for 2012 ticks all the boxes